JULY 9, 2011 Maine’s governor picks the wrong fight with unions. By ALLYSIA FINLEY The controversy in Augusta began with an anonymous letter faxed to the office of Maine’s Republican Gov. Paul LePage. The 7-by-36 mural in the lobby of the Department of Labor “is nothing but propaganda to further the agenda of the Union […]
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JULY 8, 2011 Beyond Minnesota Nice Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty brags that as governor he stared down Democrats on taxes and spending, but can he sell it to conservative voters? By KIMBERLEY A. STRASSEL Ask Mitt Romney to opine about his time managing a blue state, and the former Massachusetts governor will mostly take
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Mon., Jul. 4, 2011, Obama to ask Cuomo to be 2012 running mate: sources By FREDRIC U. DICKER Posted: 1:20 AM, July 4, 2011 A Prominent Republican is joining a prominent Democrat in predicting that Gov. Cuomo will become President Obama’s running mate for vice president next year. Former New York GOP boss William Powers,
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JUNE 25, 2011 State Republicans are tackling the issues voters want addressed. That will be a major asset for the party’s presidential nominee in 2012. By BOB MCDONNELL Democrats say otherwise, but Republican governors and their records will be a major asset to the GOP in 2012. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s monumental achievement this
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JUNE 25, 2011 The latest GOP presidential candidate talks about cutting defense to better compete with Asia. By DANIEL HENNINGER No Republican presidential candidate stirs more curiosity than Jon Huntsman. “What about Huntsman?” You hear it all the time. Who is Jon Huntsman and where is he coming from? On the morning after he announced
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JUNE 23, 2011 The number of food-stamp recipients has soared to 44 million from 26 million in 2007. Not surprisingly, fraud and abuse are rampant. By JAMES BOVARD Millionaires are now legally entitled to collect food stamps as long as they have little or no monthly income. Thirty-five states have abolished asset tests for most
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NEW YORK TIMES June 15, 2011 As Number of Medicaid Patients Goes Up, Their Benefits Are About to Drop By ROBERT PEAR WASHINGTON — The Obama administration injected billions of dollars into Medicaid, the nation’s low-income health program, as the recession deepened two years ago. The money runs out at the end of this month,
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Perry’s Perfect Positioning By Jonathan Gurwitz – June 19, 2011 One way of looking at Rick Perry’s political career is to conclude that he is extraordinarily lucky. He first ran for and won statewide office in 1990, just as Republicans were beginning their historic takeover of Texas state government. As lieutenant governor, he was able
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